Tragedy as teen girl, 19, is killed after Mercedes she was passenger in overturned and hit a tree
Three others in the car at the time were arrested and have since been released on bail
THE family of a teenager who was killed when the car she was in hit a tree and metal gate post have said they are "devastated".
19-year-old Lucy Pinder from Thornaby died last Thursday when the car overturned and crashed.
She was pronounced dead at the site of the crash in Kirby Misperton in North Yorkshire, by paramedics.
Her family said: "We are devastated at our loss and still trying to come to terms with it as a family. We'd like time to grieve privately and thank all our friends and family for their support and kind thoughts."
A fundraising page set up to help the family has so far raised more than £1,700.
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The three other people in the car at the time, also from Thornaby, were arrested and have been released on bail by police.
A 27-year-old man was the driver of the blue Mercedes C220 saloon car, the other passengers were a 22-year-old man and an 18-year-old woman.
Witnesses who saw what happened or remember seeing the car before the crash should contact North Yorkshire Police on 101 - select option 2 and ask for the Major Collision Investigation Team.
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